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STATE NEWS
INDIANA – THE FIRST STATE TO HOLD FEDS ACCOUNTABLE?

Indiana AG Todd Rokita: Lawsuit Seeks Damages Over Border Policy
by Sandy Fitzgerald | Tuesday, 07 June 2022
Indiana isn't near the U.S.-Mexico border but, like all other states, it's a border state, state Attorney
General Todd Rokita said on Newsmax on Tuesday while explaining his state's lawsuit filed on claims
that the immigration policies under President Joe Biden are harming taxpayers in a way that will
become worse as more people enter the country.
"Every state's a border state in Biden's America because he's not enforcing the border," the Republican
official told Newsmax's "Wake Up America." "We also have state politicians sticking their heads in the
sand."
The lawsuit was filed Monday in the U.S. District Court of Northern Indiana. It claims that a growing
number of fentanyl overdoses in the state and an influx of sex offenders nationwide are tied to the
record numbers of immigrants coming across the border after Biden took office in January 2021.
Rokita, claiming the administration's policies are causing irreparable harm to Indiana, asked the court
to order the administration to enforce immigration laws and to pay the state costs and attorney fees.
One of the hurdles to filing such a lawsuit, when the state is not physically next to the border, is proving
damages since Biden took office, said Rokita.
"First of all, we have fentanyl overdoses that have increased from January 20, 2021," he said. "we have
more fentanyl in the state. We have at least 1,300 children that we know about that have come to the
state, costing $12 million more in healthcare and nearly $600,000 in English language services... the
amount of money this is costing the taxpayers in a state like Indiana, which is not a huge state, almost
a half-billion dollars in just 16 months is pretty astonishing."
Rokita said he's traveled to the southern border three times to gather information. "Our position is, at
least in the attorney general's office of Indiana, is that if the federal government is not going to take
care of it, we need to help Texas, Arizona, and border states do the job because it's also impacting us
inside our state lines," he added. And while it's usually families shown in media reports crossing the
border, there is much more than that, said Rokita.
"These are criminals who are crossing the border trafficking drugs, trafficking young children,
trafficking others coming to do harm to our country," he said. "They're not here to be assimilated into
our American values. They're here to take from us."
Meanwhile, a migrant caravan – called the biggest ever – has been seen heading north, demanding that
Biden repeal the Title 42 COVID-19 blocks at the border. Rokita said the group's arrival will be "cataclysmic
for the administration, but also cataclysmic for the American people." "We are $30 trillion in debt and
the answer from this administration is to print more money, which only increases inflation" while
paying for the social programs that will be used by the immigrants, said Rokita. "I'm not an absolutist...
but the immigrant of the past is not necessarily the immigrant of today."
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ONE NATION UNDER GOD
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WASHINGTON'S RESOUNDING PRAYER AT VALLEY FORGE
by Deborah Hommer | June 12, 2022
Like other Americans, George Washington turned to God at a pivotal moment, and who can say
his prayers did not alter the course of history.
It was December 1777, one of the bleakest times during the Revolutionary War. The Continental
Army had won a few battles; however, morale suffered as they had also lost a few crucial battles,
such as the Battle of Long Island, the Battle for New York, the Battle of White Plains, and the Battle
of Bennington. As it was common for armies to take up quarters during the winter, General
George Washington chose his army’s quarters to be constructed 25 miles north of Philadelphia,
near Valley Forge. The location was strategic—the British Army had captured Philadelphia that fall
and the land area had small creeks that would impede attacks due to its uphill location.

and the land area had small creeks that would impede attacks due to its uphill location.
The prospects looked dire for the 12,000 men encamped at Valley Forge. The roads were impassable
due to snow. The Continental Army was undersupplied and underfed. The men were neglected,
with tattered clothing, worn-out shoes, and disheveled hair. Their constructed shelters were dark,
cold log huts with dirt floors, a pit, and a sheet for the door, and there were 12 men per hut,
leading to rampant disease.
Historians estimate somewhere between 2,000 and 3,000 men died in that bitter cold winter. In
Philadelphia, the Red Coats were well taken care of, quartering themselves in American homes
and availing themselves of their supplies while guarding the city to prevent supplies from being
directed to the Valley Forge camp.
As the story is told by Reverend Snowden in his “Diary and Remembrances,” Isaac Potts, a Quaker,
a Tory, and a pacifist, was strolling through the woods in Valley Forge during the winter.
“I heard a plaintive sound as, of a man at prayer,” Potts said. “I tied my horse to a sapling and
went quietly into the woods and to my astonishment I saw the great George Washington on his
knees alone, with his sword on one side and his cocked hat on the other. He was at Prayer to the
God of the Armies, beseeching to interpose with his Divine aid, as it was His crisis, and the cause
of the country, of humanity, and of the world. Such a prayer I never heard from the lips of man. I
left him alone praying. I went home and told my wife, ‘I saw a sight and heard today what I never
saw or heard before,’ and just related to her what I had seen and heard and observed. We never
thought a man could be a soldier and a Christian, but if there is one in the world, it is
Washington. She also was astonished. We thought it was the cause of God, and America could
prevail.”
A Pivotal Moment
Not only was this a pivotal moment for Isaac Potts—he switched to the Whig party and was now a
supporter of the war—it also appeared to be a pivotal moment for the Continental Army. Baron
von Steuben took command; utilizing his manual “Regulation for the Order of Discipline of the
Troops of the United States.” He created a schedule, conducted drills, and instructed on the use of
bayonets and battlefield formations and maneuvers. The spring of 1778 brought the French to the
side of the Americans. France and America replenished food and supplies and built new roads and
bridges. In June 1778, the British abandoned Philadelphia and retreated to New York. At the end of
that same month, the British withdrew at the Battle of Monmouth in New Jersey. As more
dominoes fell, eventually the British surrendered in Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781.
The prayer of Washington is seen by many as the pivotal moment that changed the trajectory of
the Revolutionary War. This one pivotal moment is depicted in various works of art, including
Arnold Friberg’s painting, “The Prayer at Valley Forge.” George Washington was a deeply religious
man. He held a deep and abiding faith that God had put him in his position and that victory would
come for the Americans. He encouraged days of prayer and fasting to seek God’s divine assistance
in times of peril. Washington’s belief in freedom of religion and conscience was exemplified in his
support of the Bill of Rights, his respect for the conscientious scruples of the Quakers, and his
assurance to the Hebrew Congregations of Newport, Rhode Island, that they would be able to enjoy
“the exercise of their inherent natural rights” and that the government would protect their
religious freedoms.
This country has had other archetypal leaders who answered their calling and displayed their
devotion to God and the higher law principles that it was founded upon. And their prayers seem to
have been answered, as time and again the trajectory of this nation has changed. Think of
Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., and John F. Kennedy. These leaders emerged with
spoken and written words humbly acknowledging that our rights come from God, not the state,
and that there are self-evident, objective truths. Their leadership changed the trajectory of this
country, adversity was overcome, and this nation eventually healed.
In 1982, President Ronald Reagan, another iconic leader, stated: “I said before that the most
sublime picture in American history is of George Washington on his knees in the snow at Valley
Forge. That image personifies a people who know that it’s not enough to depend on our own
courage and goodness. We must also seek help from God our father and preserver.” Reagan had
Arnold Friberg’s painting on display in the White House all eight years of his presidency.
Historically as a nation, during disunity, Americans have grasped the gravity of the moment and,
like their preceding iconic leaders and contemporary Americans, have returned to God and the
founding principles that were embedded in the founding documents. Over the past year, it appears
as though the earth has once again shifted. Not unexpectedly, Bible sales are soaring and there is
an increased interest in understanding our country’s heritage. The American spirit is yet again

an increased interest in understanding our country’s heritage. The American spirit is yet again
awakening and renewing its religious and cultural allegiances.
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COS Indiana State Prayer Contact Tim Heidenreich invites your prayer requests for upcoming
events, legislative issues, vacancies – for critical roles to be filled, personal needs, surgery/illness,
items for thanksgiving, and also comfort in times of grief. We offer our sincere condolences to
Tim and Floy Heidenreich in the recent loss of their daughter Jennifer.
Phone Tim at: 317-910-2992 or feel free to email him at: Tim.Heidenreich@cosaction.com.
We sincerely ask for your prayers for the COS team, their families, and for the success of our
mission.
...real praying does attain reality. Even when the air currents are ascending, no bird can soar except
by outstretched wings. Prayer elevates man because it is a technique of progressing by the
utilization of the ascending spiritual currents of the universe. ~ The Urantia Book
IDEALS OF SELF–GOVERNANCE
WASHINGTON'S MAXIMS
Mr. Sparks, in his biography of Washington, has given to the public a collection of Washington’s
directions as to personal conduct, which he called his “Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in
Company.” We give these rules in their entirety, as the reader may be interested in learning the
principles which governed the conduct of the “Father of his Country.”
Every action in company ought to be with some sign of respect to those present.
In the presence of others sing not to yourself with a humming voice, nor drum with your
fingers or feet.
Speak not when others speak, sit not when others stand, and walk not when others stop.
Turn not your back to others, especially in speaking; jog not the table or desk on which
another reads or writes; lean not on anyone.
Be no flatterer, neither play with anyone that delights not to be played with.
Read no letters, books or papers in company; but when there is a necessity for doing it, you
must not leave. Come not near the books or writings of anyone so as to read them unasked;
also look not nigh when another is writing a letter.
Let your countenance be pleasant, but in serious matters somewhat grave.
Show not yourself glad at the misfortune of another, though he were your enemy.
They that are in dignity or office have in all places precedency, but whilst they are young,
they ought to respect those that are their equals in birth or other qualities, though they
have no public charge.

have no public charge.
It is good manners to prefer them to whom we speak before ourselves, especially if they be
above us.
Let your discourse with men of business be short and comprehensive.
In visiting the sick do not presently play the physician if you be not knowing therein.
In writing or speaking, give to every person his due title according to his degree and the
custom of the place.
Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgment to others
with modesty.
Undertake not to teach your equal in the art he himself professes; it savors arrogancy.
When a man does all he can though it succeeds not well, blame not him that did it.
Being to advise or reprehend anyone, consider whether it ought to be in public or in private,
presently or at some other time, also in what terms to do it; and in reproving show no signs
of choler, but do it with sweetness and mildness.
Mock not nor jest at anything of importance; break no jests that are sharp or biting, and if
you deliver anything witty or pleasant, abstain from laughing thereat yourself.
Wherein you reprove another be unblamable yourself, for example is more prevalent than
precept.
Use no reproachful language against any one, neither curses or revilings.
Be not hasty to believe flying reports to the disparagement of anyone.
In your apparel be modest, and endeavor to accommodate nature rather than procure
admiration. Keep to the fashion of your equals, such as are civil and orderly with respect to
time and place.
Play not the peacock, looking everywhere about you to see if you be well decked, if your
shoes fit well, if your stockings set neatly and clothes handsomely.
Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your reputation, for it is better to
be alone than in bad company.
Let your conversation be without malice or envy, for it is a sign of a tractable and
commendable nature; and in all cases of passion admit reason to govern.
Be not immodest in urging your friend to discover a secret.
Utter not base and frivolous things amongst grown and learned men, nor very difficult
questions or subjects amongst the ignorant, nor things hard to be believed.
Speak not of doleful things in time of mirth nor at the table; speak not of melancholy
things, as death and wounds; and if others mention them, change, if you can, the
discourse. Tell not your dreams but to your intimate friends.
Break not a jest when none take pleasure in mirth. Laugh not aloud, nor at all without
occasion. Deride no man’s misfortunes, though there seem to be some cause.
Speak not injurious words, neither in jest nor earnest. Scoff at none, although they give
occasion.
Be not forward, but friendly and courteous, the first to salute, hear and answer, and be not
pensive when it is time to converse.
Detract not from others, but neither be excessive in commending.
Go not thither where you know not whether you shall be welcome or not. Give not advice
without being asked; and when desired, do it briefly.
If two contend together, take not the part of either unconstrained, and be not obstinate in
your opinions; in things indifferent be of the major side.
Reprehend not the imperfection of others, for that belongs to parents, masters and
superiors.
Gaze not on the marks or blemishes of others, and ask not how they came. What you may
speak in secret to your friend deliver not before others.
Speak not in an unknown tongue in company, but in your own language; and that as those
of quality do, and not as the vulgar. Sublime matters treat seriously.
Think before you speak; pronounce not imperfectly, nor bring out your words too heartily,
but orderly and distinctly.
When another speaks, be attentive yourself, and disturb not the audience. If any hesitate in
his words, help him not, nor prompt him without being desired; interrupt him not, nor
answer him till his speech be ended.
Treat with men at fit times about business, and whisper not in the company of others.
Make no comparisons; and if any of the company be commended for any brave act of
virtue, commend not another for the same.
Be not apt to relate news if you know not the truth thereof. In discoursing of things that
you have heard, name not your author always. A secret discover not.
Be not curious to know the affairs of others, neither approach to those who speak in
private.
Undertake not what you cannot perform; but be careful to keep your promise.
When you deliver a matter, do it without passion and indiscretion, however mean the
person may be you do it to.

person may be you do it to.
When your superiors talk to anybody, hear them; neither speak nor laugh.
In disputes be not so desirous to overcome as not to give liberty to each one to deliver his
opinion, and submit to the judgment of the major part, especially if they are judges of the
dispute.
Be not tedious in discourse, make not many digressions, nor repeat often the same matter
of discourse.
Speak no evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
Be not angry at table, whatever happens; and if you have reason to be so show it not; put on
a cheerful countenance, especially if there be strangers, for good humor makes one dish a
feast.
Set not yourself at the upper end of the table; but if it be your due, or the master of the
house will have it so, contend not, lest you should trouble the company.
When you speak of God or his attributes, let it be seriously, in reverence and honor, and
obey your natural parents.
Let your recreations be manful, not sinful.
Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
OPINION / EDITORIALS
Opinions expressed in the following articles are solely the expressed views of the authors.
Border States Need To... Secure Their Own Borders
By Jordan Lamb | June 6, 2022
The border crisis constitutes as an invasion, threatening the safety, security, and prosperity of
the American people, and states have the right to respond.
The Biden administration’s commitment to dismantling southern border protections and
Trump-era policies, most recently Title 42, has exacerbated the devastating border crisis. Last
March, 172,331 illegal immigrants were encountered by Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This
April, CBP encountered a staggering 221,303 illegal immigrants on the southern border, reaching
an unprecedented 1.06 million encounters for the first half of the 2022 fiscal year. DHS released
80,000 of those migrants into the interior of the United States.
This influx of undocumented immigrants has had drastic effects. Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation
Lone Star program, created to fill the gaps created by the federal government’s failures, has

Lone Star program, created to fill the gaps created by the federal government’s failures, has
resulted in nearly 14,000 criminal arrests, 3,800 firearms apprehended, and more than 300
million lethal doses of fentanyl seized at the border. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton reported
in 2021 that Texas taxpayers paid more than $850 million annually to support services for illegal
immigrants.
Rep. Chip Roy, who represents the 21st District of Texas, which includes a part of San Antonio, a
leading hub for human trafficking, exemplified the increasing dangers for citizens as well
migrants when he testified for the House Committee on General Investigating, explaining a
recent San Antonio 911 call. The Bexar County Sheriff’s office, Homeland Security Investigations,
Texas DPS, and San Antonio Police Department all worked to search for a large tanker truck after
a distressed migrant pled with a 911 dispatcher for help, explaining in Spanish that the
passengers were trapped in the vehicle and dying, as they ran out of air. The immigrant reported
80 trafficking victims, none of which were located or saved.
Last year Border Patrol found 383 dead migrants, the highest toll in a decade. Texas ranchers,
many of whom request to remain unidentified for fear of retribution by the Mexican cartels,
have discovered an increasing number of dead migrants scattered around their properties.
Texas, along with the state of Missouri, has filed suit against the Biden administration’s
suspension of the MPP, Migrant Protection Protocols, commonly referred to as the “Remain in
Mexico” policy. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on April 26 but even if the suspension
is reversed, it will be too little, too late, to adequately protect and provide for Texans.
The Texas House Committee on General Investigating, chaired by Rep. Matt Krause, has proposed
a creative route to resolve the border crisis plaguing our nation. Writing to Paxton, the chairman
has requested Texas explore the legality of utilizing the “State Self Defense” or “Invasion Clause”
of the U.S. Constitution to facilitate Texas to independently secure the border, as the Biden
administration has undeniably failed to do so.
Prior to this appeal, the committee received testimony from many of Texas’ key players. Tracy
Norris, major general of the Texas Army National Guard, explained that the “federal government
has provided no support for this mission [protection of the border]” and even the Office of the
Attorney General acknowledged the crisis “immediately endangers our citizens and law
enforcement personnel” as the Biden administration’s refusal to acknowledge the severity of the
crisis has overburdened agents and staff, forcing the state to “stand alone against this influx.”
The overwhelming consensus is the increasing necessity to act.
Krause’s inquiry referenced the recent opinion by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, in
which he claims the crisis at Arizona’s southern border, inflamed by cartel and gang violence,
satisfies a series of constitutional requirements that empower states to act autonomously.
Article I, Section X of the U.S. Constitution, known as the “State Self Defense Clause,” dictates that
a state may not defend itself, “without the Consent of Congress … unless actually invaded, or in
such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.” Justice Scalia postulated this clause “leaves
intact [State’s] inherent power to protect their territory”.
Additionally, the “Invasion Clause,” Article IV Section IV ensures that “The United States shall
guarantee” to “protect each of them [each State] against Invasion.” The contestation lies in
whether the border crisis, thousands of migrants flooding into southern states daily, qualifies as
an invasion.
Those who view constitutional jurisprudence with an originalist lens may turn to Johnson’s 1785
English dictionary, which was widely popular as the Constitution was drafted; defining invasion
as a “hostile entrance upon the rights or possessions of another; hostile encroachment.”
Contrarily, the Cambridge Dictionary modernly defines an invasion as “an occasion when a
large number of people or things come to a place in an annoying and unwanted way.” In
Federalist No. 43 James Madison wrote that protection against invasion is “not only against
foreign hostility but against ambitious or vindictive enterprises.”
Section IV contains no explicit limitation on the interpretation of “invasion.” Invasion can
therefore be applied broadly to hostile non-state actors such as cartels and gangs.
Members of MS-13 have been arrested at the border in the past year, charged with crimes from
drug possession to aggravated homicide. According to Customs and Border Protection data, the
agency had arrested 2,424 criminal aliens by March of this year, coming just 14 arrests shy of the
total arrests in 2020; crimes of those arrested include homicides, rapes, robberies, and deaths
caused by driving under the influence, evidently qualifying as unwanted and a hostile
encroachment.

encroachment.
Much of the uncertainty moving forward comes from the lack of precedent set by the courts,
previously ruling in Barber v. United States that the Invasion Clause was a nonjusticiable
political question. However, in Boyd v. United States Justice, Joseph Bradley articulated the
“essence of the offence,” an unconstitutional violation of the Fourth Amendment, was an
“invasion of his indefeasible right of personal security, personal liberty and private property.”
By delineating invasion of privacy as multifaceted, the southern border crisis can be applied.
With Texans having their personal safety threatened, land and property burglarized, and their
ability to defend themselves limited, are they not facing a similar persecution?
As the court explained, “the principles laid down in this opinion affect the very essence of
constitutional liberty.” As expressed in California v. United States, the situation involves “matters
of foreign policy and defense” which are issues the courts have been “reluctant to consider.” The
time for disinclination is over.
Lastly, The Import-Export clause of Article I Section X, Clause II, recognizes states’ sovereign
authority when “ absolutely necessary for executing its inspection Laws.” Abbott has directed DPS
to conduct enhanced inspections of vehicles as they cross ports of entry into Texas, mitigating
the transport of illegal goods; however, without the full ability to detain or deport, state agents
are limited.
A team of Heritage Foundation experts has urged states to use “all lawful tools” to address the
“incalculable” suffering caused by the southern border crisis. It is evident the atrocities occurring
at the border constitute an invasion, threatening the safety, security, and prosperity of the
American people. With the Biden administration failing to fulfill its duty to the American people,
it is evident that the state of Texas must pull itself up by its bootstraps and utilize its
constitutionally vested ability to defend its citizens.
Jordan Lamb is a government major at the University of Texas at Austin who has worked in
conservative politics.
Sources for this article include:
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